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J. S. BARNES.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3.1918.

1,339,541 Patented May 11, 1920.

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atten/m JOHN s. BARNES, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WIRE FABRIC.

Application led October 3, 1918.

To all whom t may concer/a Be It known that I, JOHN S. BARNES,

citizen of the United States, residing at De troit, county of Vayne,State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inlire Fabric, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a wire fabric shown in the accompanying drawingsand more particularly set forth in the following specification andclaims.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a wire fabric ofsimple and inex pensive construction in which both the transverse andlateral wires are continuous throughout the length of the fabric, theconstruction being such that by the use of a machine which will form thesubject-matter of another application for Letters Patent, the fabric maybe produced with great rapidity and at a minimum cost of manufacture.

.Vhile the fabric thus produced is adapted for a wide range of purposesit may be employed to reinforce trench walls, construct knockdownpackages, chicken houses, fences,

form waste-paper incinerators, or the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood however that, changes may bemade in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the same.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1is a side elevation of a section of the fabric.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the construction of theinterlocking lateral wires or strips.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Serial No. 256,673.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional elevation of a modification, showing thepickets bent to interlock with the lateral wires to provide againstdisplacement. l

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings Adenotes a continuous strand of wire constructed with return bends spacedapart and forming the vertical members or pickets of the fabric.

B indicates a continuous flattened lateral wire or strip, notched oneach edge as indicated at B1 to receivel the pickets.

C designates a relatively narrow flattened lateral wire or stripcooperating with the wire B to engage the respective pickets formed bythe wire A.

The wires B and .C are cach provided with opposing indentations D toreceive the pickets, as indicated in Fig. 3; and between adjacentpickets the edges of the wire B are bent to overlap the edges of thewire C as shown in Fig. fl, thereby making the wires B and C in effect asingle lateral unit engaging the pickets.

To provide against displacement of the lateral wires with respect to thepickets, the latter may be indented as shown at E in Fig. 5, therebysecuring the parts in iXed relation to each other.

Instead of forming the pickets by bending a continuous wire strand inalternate re verse directions, separate pickets may be employed held bya plurality of pairs of the cooperating lateral members previouslydescribed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A wire fabriccomprising a continuous strand of wire having return bends spaced apartto form pickets, said pickets being indented at spaced intervals toreceive intersecting members, and a plurality of intersecting membersconsisting of pairs of continuous strips also indented at intervals toreceive the pickets formed by the strand of Wire, one member of eachpair of intersecting strips overlapping the edges of the otherintersecting member between said pickets to form a single intersectingunit.

2. A fabric comprising a plurality of pickets spaced apart and severallyindented at spaced intervals to receive a pair of overlappingintersecting members; and a plurality of coperating pairs ofintersecting members spaced apart having opposing indentations toreceive the indented portions of the pickets, the edges of one member ofeach pair of intersecting members being bent between the pickets tooverlap the edges of 15 the cooperating intersecting member.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN S. BARNES. Witnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, JOHN CoNsInrNn, Jr.

